Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar's chief of staff resigns after his boss was indicted for 'taking $600,000 in bribes'... and now the Texas lawmaker faces a staff exodus
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UK Daily Mail ^
| May 7 2024 | KATELYN CARALLE
Rep. Henry Cuellar's chief of staff quit after the Texas Democrat and his wife were charged by the Justice Department with bribery and fraud. Jake
Hochberg served as Cuellar's top aide since 2021 but left the office on Monday, multiple people familiar with the situation confirmed to Punchbowl News. The sources say that more staffers are also considering leaving in coming days.
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Chris Cuomo's REVENGE! Ousted host 'forced lying CNN boss Jeff Zucker's resignation by blowing whistle on his open-secret affair' with staffer Allison Gollust while fighting for $18million severance
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daily mail ^
| 2/2/2022 | JENNIFER SMITH, CHIEF REPORTER and SHAWN COHEN and MICHELLE THOMPSON FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
Ousted Chris Cuomo forced Jeff Zucker's resignation from CNN by blowing the whistle on his years-long, open-secret affair with staffer Allison Gollust while fighting for his $18million severance pay, according unnamed media sources. In
a statement on Wednesday, Zucker said he was stepping down for failing to disclose his relationship with Gollust when he was being interviewed as part of the investigation into Chris Cuomo. He and Gollust claim the romance started during COVID, but media sources tell DailyMail.com it long predates the pandemic and was an open-secret in the CNN offices. They lived in the same apartment building with...
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NY health boss Mary Bassett would resign before enacting Cuomo-style nursing home order
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New York Post ^
| 1/20/2022 | Bernadette Hogan
ALBANY – New York’s new health commissioner told state lawmakers she would have resigned rather than put vulnerable New Yorkers in harm’s way through the implementation of a health directive like the infamous March 25 order that her predecessor, Cuomo administration health chief Dr. Howard Zucker, enacted requiring that COVID patients be
returned from hospitals to their nursing homes if able. Dr. Mary Bassett was grilled Wednesday by state Sen. Jim Tedisco (R-Glenville) about “lessons learned” from the state Health Department’s nursing home policy under former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, particularly her thoughts on the March 25, 2020 order. “I decided...
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Defiant Human Rights Campaign boss refuses to resign over ties to Cuomo scandal
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NY Post ^
| 9/05/21 | Bernadette Hogan, Carl Campanile, David Meyer
The head of the country’s largest LGBTQ advocacy group defiantly tweeted Sunday that he will not resign over his role in ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s attempts at damage control amid a sexual harassment scandal. Alphonso
David - who took over the Human Rights Campaign after serving as Cuomo’s chief counsel from 2015 to 2019 - claimed in his statement that he had been asked to step down even after an independent review found “no indication of wrongdoing.” “The board co-chairs have now asked me to consider resigning, not because of any wrongdoing, but because they feel the incident has been a...
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Time’s Up boss Roberta Kaplan resigns after alleged efforts to discredit Cuomo victim
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NY Post ^
| 08/09/21 | Emily Crane
Prominent US attorney and chairwoman of the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund, Roberta Kaplan, has resigned from the organization amid criticism of her ties to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and her alleged efforts to discredit one of his accusers.Kaplan, who co-founded the legal defense fund in the wake of the #MeToo movement, submitted
her resignation on Monday — saying that her work as a practicing lawyer conflicted with her responsibilities as chairwoman, the New York Times reported.
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Tokyo Olympics Boss Yoshiro Mori to Resign After Saying Women Talk Too Much in Meetings
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breitbart ^
| 11 Feb 2021 | SIMON KENT
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games chief Yoshiro Mori is expected to resign Thursday after he sparked equal measures of outrage and blushes in Japan by claiming women talk too much in meetings. The
decision comes after a torrent of criticism from politicians to sports stars at a time the already delayed event is still under a cloud due to the global coronavirus pandemic. Mori, an 83-year-old former prime minister known for public gaffes, allegedly told members of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) “board of directors meetings with many women take a lot of time.” “When you increase the number of female...
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Boeing communications boss Niel Golightly resigns over sexist article
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New York Post ^
| July 3, 2020 | Noah Manskar
Boeing communications boss Niel Golightly has resigned over a sexist article he wrote three decades ago opposing women’s service in the military. His
exit leaves the embattled planemaker searching for a new top spokesman as it works to get its troubled 737 MAX jet flying again. Golightly stepped down Thursday as Boeing’s senior vice president of communications following an employee complaint about the 1987 article, which he called “embarrassingly wrong and offensive.”
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Petition Calling for WHO Boss to Resign Goes Viral, Nears 1M Signatures
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NN ^
| 04-12-20 | Jay Greenberg
A viral petition calling for the director-general of the Worldwide Health Organization (WHO) to resign has gone viral, amassing almost one million signatures.WHO boss Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has come under fire over the organization's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Martha McSally says WHO boss should resign over China coronavirus ‘cover-up’
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Fox News ^
| April 03 2020 | Dom Calicchio
The World Health Organization has been “covering up” for China amid the coronavirus outbreak -- so its leader needs to go, a U.S. senator said Thursday. Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., called on WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to step down during an appearance on FOX Business' "Mornings with Maria." McSally told host
Maria Bartiromo that under the leadership of Tedros, 55, an Ethiopian politician who has led the global health entity since 2017, WHO failed to adequately oversee China’s reporting of data related to the coronavirus outbreak, which as of early Friday had sickened more than 1 million people worldwide,...
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DNC boss Perez says he will 'absolutely' not' resign following Iowa debacle
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Fox News ^
| 09 Feb 2020 | Andrew O'Reilly
Despite facing widespread criticism from prominent members from his own party following the debacle with the Iowa caucus, Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez had terse words for those who have called on him to step down from his post. “Absolutely
not.” The DNC boss said Sunday that he’s had to make tough decisions during his tenure and admitted that Iowa was a mess, but pointed to the success his party had in the 2018 midterms and Democrats’ expectations for November’s general election as reasons why he won’t be resigning. “Look at the last three years in my job when...
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Acting ICE boss Ron Vitiello, passed over for permanent job, to resign in days
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Fox News ^
| April 10 2019 | Paulina Dedaj
The shakeup within the Department of Homeland Security’s leadership continued on Wednesday after it was announced that Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Ron Vitiello would be stepping down on Friday. Outgoing DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen issued a statement Wednesday announcing Vitiello’s departure and thanked him for his “unwavering” leadership. “For
over three decades, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Ron Vitiello has protected our homeland with courage and conviction,” the statement read. “Ron’s knowledge and expertise as a seasoned law enforcement professional has been invaluable to DHS, and he has left a legacy of excellence as our Department...
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Mike Dubke WH Communications Director (Spicers boss) resigns (Got canned)
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Via CNN ^
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Boss says employees who agree with Trump's rhetoric should resign [GrubHub]
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Fox News ^
| November 10, 2016 | Bryan Llenas
If you voted for Donald Trump, you may not feel welcomed at Grubhub. The CEO of Grubhub, an online food delivery service, sent a company wide email Wednesday suggesting employees who agree with President-elect Donald Trump’s behaviors and his campaign rhetoric should resign. “If
you do not agree with this statement then please reply to this email with your resignation because you have no place here,” wrote Matt Maloney, Co-Founder of Grubhub. “We do not tolerate hateful attitudes on our team."
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Boss says employees who agree with Trump's rhetoric should resign [GrubHub]
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Fox News ^
| November 10, 2016 | Bryan Llenas
If you voted for Donald Trump, you may not feel welcomed at Grubhub. The CEO of Grubhub, an online food delivery service, sent a company wide email Wednesday suggesting employees who agree with President-elect Donald Trump’s behaviors and his campaign rhetoric should resign. “If
you do not agree with this statement then please reply to this email with your resignation because you have no place here,” wrote Matt Maloney, Co-Founder of Grubhub. “We do not tolerate hateful attitudes on our team."
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Boss tells pro-Trump employees to resign (GrubHub)
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Fox News ^
| November 10, 2016 | Bryan Llenas
The CEO of Grubhub, an online food delivery service, sent a company wide email Wednesday suggesting employees who agree with President-elect Donald Trump’s behaviors and his campaign rhetoric should resign. “If
you do not agree with this statement then please reply to this email with your resignation because you have no place here,” wrote Matt Maloney, Co-Founder of Grubhub. “We do not tolerate hateful attitudes on our team." Maloney, a Hillary Clinton supporter, sent the email Wednesday afternoon with the subject line, “So…that happened…what’s next?” He made it clear in the email statement that he is personally stunned and deeply...
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Boss tells pro-Trump employees to resign
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Fox News ^
| November 10, 2016 | Bryan Llenas
If you voted for Donald Trump, you may not feel welcomed at Grubhub. The CEO of Grubhub, an online food delivery service, sent a company wide email Wednesday suggesting employees who agree with President-elect Donald Trump's behaviors and his campaign rhetoric should resign. [Snip]
The CEO made it clear he’s particularly concerned Trump’s victory will empower others in his workplace to act out against marginalized groups. "While demeaning, insulting, and ridiculing minorities, immigrants, and the physically/mentally disabled worked for Mr. Trump, I want to be clear that this behavior -- and these views -- have no place at Grubhub," Maloney...
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Boss tells pro-Trump employees to resign
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Fox News ^
| November 10, 2016 | Bryan Llenas
If you voted for Donald Trump, you may not feel welcomed at Grubhub. The CEO of Grubhub, an online food delivery service, sent a company wide email Wednesday suggesting employees who agree with President-elect Donald Trump's behaviors and his campaign rhetoric should resign. [Snip]
The CEO made it clear he’s particularly concerned Trump’s victory will empower others in his workplace to act out against marginalized groups. "While demeaning, insulting, and ridiculing minorities, immigrants, and the physically/mentally disabled worked for Mr. Trump, I want to be clear that this behavior -- and these views -- have no place at Grubhub," Maloney...
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Boss Tells Pro-Trump Employees to Resign
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Fox News ^
| November 10, 2016 | Bryan Llenas
If you voted for Donald Trump, you may not feel welcomed at Grubhub. The CEO of Grubhub, an online food delivery service, sent a company wide email Wednesday suggesting employees who agree with President-elect Donald Trump’s behaviors and his campaign rhetoric should resign. “If
you do not agree with this statement then please reply to this email with your resignation because you have no place here,” wrote Matt Maloney, Co-Founder of Grubhub. “We do not tolerate hateful attitudes on our team."
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Berlin Migrant Boss Resigns In Disgrace
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Breitbart ^
| 10 Dec 2015 | Nick Hallett
The head of Berlin's main registration centre for asylum seekers has resigned in disgrace over the chaos in his office, which is currently trying to process record numbers of migrants. Franz
Allert quit shortly after Berlin mayor Michael Muller called for "new leadership" at the centre, saying that Mr Allert was "overwhelmed" by the situation. The centre, known as Lageso, is the first port of call for migrants when they arrive in Germany's capital city. However, since the start of the migrant crisis, the centre has been swamped by the sheer number of new arrivals. The area around the centre...
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